Bronx
A Troubled Building Eludes City Efforts to Force Fixes
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An otherwise successful city program hasn’t been able to get one Bronx landlord to get a troubled building back into acceptable shape.
Boroughs
Decade-Long Feud Over Bronx Buildings Erupts Anew
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Tenant organizations and a group of companies linked to a key real-estate operator were back in court last week arguing over the aftermath of a 2005 defamation lawsuit.
Boroughs
Advocates Waiting for de Blasio to Fix Homeless Housing Program
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The cluster program is widely criticized as expensive and disruptive. So far the new administration has yet to propose an alternative, but advocates have high hopes a plan is coming.
Housing and Development
Woes Continue at One De Blasio Watch-List Building
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Tenants are still suffering at a Bronx building that both the then-Public Advocate’s Worst Landlords List and the city’s Alternative Enforcement Program have had on their radar screens.
Boroughs
Residents Demand City Build Bridge to Reconnect Van Cortlandt Park
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Activists and pols say it’s the least DEP can do in light of the over-budget billions they’re spending on the filtration plant.
Bronx
Confusion Over Special Elections in the Bronx
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No one knows yet how Governor Cuomo (even the governor himself!) will fill 11 empty seats in the state legislature, including two in the borough.
Bronx
Bronx Council Newcomer Gibson Gets Key Post
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Bronx Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson joined almost every borough colleague opposing Mark-Viverito for Council, but nonetheless was awarded control of the public safety committee.
Boroughs
Council Freshman Cohen Steers Clear of Progressive Caucus
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While not ruling out joining the group, the new District 11 councilmember—and self-described progressive—says he plans to focus on bread-and-butter issues.
Government
Council Newcomer Torres Wins Early Power
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The youngest member of the city legislature was named chair of the public housing committee last week, just days after being arrested in an MLK-day act of civil disobedience.
Boroughs
New Crime Site Data Needs More Detail
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A new tool lets New Yorkers see where the crime is, but supporters of the law that mandated the map want to know more.